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It's clean, has beautiful weather and is centrally located – what more could you want from a Gap year location? Singapore, the tiny country with a big heart has it all. A mix of traditional Singaporean, Indian, Malay and Chinese cultures collide with the Western influences that create a buzzing city / country more commonly referred to as the gateway to South East Asia.
Whilst living in Singapore can be regarded as expensive in comparison to its Asian neighbours, you will be living and working in international boarding schools that will absorb the costs of your accommodation, lodgings and food during term time allowing you to immerse yourself into the happenings of the Lion City. The roles assigned to GAP assistants will have you assisting academic staff whilst offering your expertise in a number of co-curricular aspects of the school community including the performing arts and various sporting activities.
During holiday time, our Gap assistants utilize the ‘gateway’ by visiting other Letz Live Gaps assistants placed throughout Asia – some have even ventured to the United Kingdom / Europe for extended breaks and linked up with Letz Live Gap assistants placed there – ultimately, the decision is yours!
Minimum Age: 17 years at time of departure
Prerequisites: Minimum high school education
Departure Time: January or August
Placement Duration: Four, six or twelve months
Ditch the image of Singapore as a dull, sterile Utopia – scratch the surface and you’ll discover a strange brew of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Western cultures, a rich social stew that’s anything but boring. Sure, the graffiti-free trains run on time, traffic jams are nonexistent and everyone looks clean-cut and wholesome, but who needs pollution, poverty and chaos?
Singapore’s mouthwatering food is the number one drawcard. Pull up a pew at a hawker centre, crack open a Tiger beer and immerse yourself in a munificent range of Asian delights; heavy on the flavour, light on the wallet. Want to splurge? Singapore delivers Southeast Asia’s best shopping and innovative, stylish restaurants, plus a swathe of top-notch hotels. Top of the tree is Raffles, a timeless symbol of colonial opulence.
Of course, it’s not all about shopping, eating and G&Ts on the veranda. Work up a sweat with outdoor activities – walking, cycling and water sports – or check out the contemporary arts scene, thriving under the government’s promotion of Singapore as an arts hub. If you want a break from the urban confines, the centre of the island has sparkling reservoirs and leafy tracts of forest where all you’ll hear is monkeys clattering through the boughs.
The Lion City is more than you bargained for – dust off your credit card, prime your stomach and dive right in.
Reproduced with permission from the Lonely Planet website www.lonelyplanet.com
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A 'Gap year' is traditionally referred to as the year taken between the completion of secondary schooling and the commencement of tertiary education or entry into a future career. More ››
